I was thinking about ordering the Hypertech thermo-master chip w/ 176 degree fan switch and low temp thermostat. I've heard a lot of people say that the chips make no difference, but sometimes they work well with mods. Here is the mods I have:

Fresh 2.8 (.30 over)
SSI High lift cam
Ported exhaust manifolds
no cat
Flowmaster 80 series muffler
K&N air filter
adjustable fuel pressure regulator
Crane HI6-S & coil

Any opinions? Thanks

Tony
Gold 86 SE

i have a hypertech chip in my 4spd... i noticed a lil more top end power mostly my friend drove a unmodded ecu and my car and he said the same thing....thing i dont like though yes it gives some more power but damn gas goes alot quicker!

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86SE Gold 4spd
Zr-2 hood
6" wingstands
rear coil overs
many more
VROOOOOOM!!

Does the chip have any effect on an automatic transmission since it is electronically controlled?

Don't waste your time or money......mostly snake oil....doubt if you can even feel it in an automatic.

Phil

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87 FIERO GT 2.8 5spd
0-60 in 6.8 seconds!

Since I have a programmer I was able to load the hypertech stuff onto my PC and look at what was different. It seems as tho they don't change much at all, mostly the coolant vs. spark and or fuel tables as well as fan on/off temps, at least this was all they did on the TPI camaro chip I had. Even then, not much of a change was made to those values.

You have to remember that hypertech chips are marketed towards the "typical" vehicle with the "typical" mods so they really can't make a lot of changes; otherwise that one chip would not work well for the vast majority of vehicles in that particular vehicle line.

With that being said, IMO, it is still not worth the $$$ you pay for it new. In many cases, I have seen a stock chip perform better at the track over a hypertech 9 times out of 10.

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Fiero-related Conversions Performed:

1985 SE 3800 Series 1 SC 4T60-E
1987 Coupe 3800 Series II 4T60-E
1987 SE 3.4 TDC 5-speed
1984 Coupe SBC V8 non-OD to 4T60 OD swap, electric power steering install
1985 Coupe 3800 Series II Supercharged (under construction)

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Thanks guys, I guess I will look elsewhere for more performance. It seems I'm running out of things to do (besides boost or NOS)